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S 1886 115th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Employee hiring Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Temporary and part-time employment

Temporary and Term Appointments Act of 2017

Introduced: September 28, 2017 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Dec 1, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 271.
Dec 1, 2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-189.
Oct 4, 2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sep 28, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 28, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Temporary and Term Appointments Act of 2017

This bill authorizes a federal agency to make a temporary appointment (for a period of less than one year) or term appointment (for a period of less than five years) to a position in the competitive service when the need for the services of the employee is not permanent. An agency may extend: (1) a temporary appointment for a period of not more than two years, and (2) a term appointment for a period of not more than five years.

The bill also authorizes an agency to make a noncompetitive temporary appointment or a noncompetitive term appointment for a period of not more than 18 months when a critical hiring need exists. The appointment may not be extended.

What's happening now December 1, 2017

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 271.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1886: Temporary and Term Appointments Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1886/
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